[You enter the simulation]
[First Year]
[Night, Inn]
[You leave a day's lodging fee on the room table, then fly out the inn window]
[You head straight for Danxia Sect]
[This time you don't plan to join as a disciple]
[After all, if a junior disciple suddenly produced something as powerful as the Reviving Yang Pill, Xie Huide would never dare give it to Deng Wanshu]
[So you decide to fabricate an identity as a young master from a prominent family traveling abroad]
[Don't ask which family - the waters run too deep for you to navigate. Those who understand need no explanation, those who don't wouldn't get it even if told...]
[This time you're not afraid of exposure, because exposure requires someone having seen you before]
[Now you've transformed into a stubborn bird, flying away through the skies - who could possibly see you?]
[Only the innkeeper caught half a glimpse of you, but in the dark night he couldn't make out your face]
[With so many guests daily, the innkeeper would soon forget you]
[Even Duan Qian's wanted notice eight days later wouldn't include you]
[This time you've truly vanished without a trace]
[Not even Li Anlong could track you down, let alone any dragon]
[You plan to first acquaint yourself with Xie Huide and Deng Rusong using this young master persona, then find an opportunity to exchange the Reviving Yang Pill with Xie Huide]
[It must be an exchange, not a gift - only then would Xie Huide feel assured of its safety]
[Additionally, this simulation has another crucial objective]
[To obtain Earth Source at Yajiangkou in the eleventh year]
[Last simulation witnessed thirteen Earth Sources emerging during the source battle at Yajiangkou - an exceptionally large-scale appearance]
["Who knows how many I'll get this time? I'll take them all and sort them out later!"]
[You've already fused with the Falling Immortal Sword Earth Source among them]
[You're curious what state the Falling Immortal Sword Earth Source at Yajiangkou will be in this time]
[Will it simply not appear? Or will another version emerge? Or be replaced by a different Earth Source?]
[Uncertain, you stop dwelling on it]
[You fly nonstop without rest]
[Equipped with premium gear, eating Rou Sheng Pills when hungry, drinking stored water when thirsty - you're practically immortal]
[Soon you reach Youtong County at Danxia Sect's foothills]
[You purchase a large estate in Youtong County, no longer hiding your identity, personally inscribing two large, ugly characters "He Manor" on the entrance plaque]
[This time you'll be yourself - to hell with Zhao Tiezhu, Shangguan Gousheng, and Ouyang Shufen!]
["I am who I am, a firework of unique colors!!" you shout, raising your arms]
["Young master? We're a brokerage house, we don't sell fireworks!" says the shrewd-looking agent across from you]
["I know. I was testing your knowledge!"]
["How could I not know? Does your esteemed household truly seek a steward?"]
["Of course we need a steward. Bring your most capable candidates' contracts for review."]
[Employment contracts were agreements between employers and employees]
[Detailing the employee's background, work history - essentially labor contracts but more thorough]
[The agent places a thick stack before you: "Young master, these are our Xiangtai Brokerage's finest stewards."]
[You glance down, about to examine them closely]
[When someone enters the brokerage]
[A casual look makes you exclaim: "Holy shit, Old Wang?"]
[It's indeed Old Wang, steward of Hu Zhongxuan's residence]
[Though this version appears younger, barely thirty]
[Old Wang approaches, nodding slightly to you before asking the agent: "Has any employer reviewed my contract?"]
[The agent looks uncomfortable]
[After a long pause: "It's not that I won't recommend you, but every employer who sees your contract flees like you're the plague!"]
[Old Wang looks crestfallen: "No hope then?"]
["I've told you before - if you'd just... embellish certain details... ah... please return later!"]
[Remembering your presence, the agent cuts himself off, realizing he's revealed trade secrets]
[Quickly changing tactics, the agent smiles: "Young master, please review the contracts while I brew tea."]
[You raise your eyes at Old Wang: "Show me your contract."]
["What?!"]
[Both agent and Old Wang are stunned]
[Old Wang studies you carefully: "You're hiring a steward?"]
[You nod slightly]
[The agent excitedly prods Old Wang: "This young master seeks a steward!"]
[He hurriedly retrieves Old Wang's contract and hands it to you]
[Reading it, you immediately click your tongue in amazement]
[Old Wang's real name is Wang Zizhou, thirty-three, completely alone - no parents, wife, or children]
[He once had a family, but initially didn't recognize his peculiar curse]
[When his parents died young, he blamed misfortune]
[Then his wife's sudden illness made him suspicious]
[Later his younger brother died prematurely]
[Most absurdly, his toddler son preceded him in death]
[Everyone said Old Wang was a lone star of calamity who doomed his family]
[But stubbornly, he worked from servant to household steward]
[Then came the worst - two months into stewardship]
[The entire household was massacred by a martial sect over some offense]
[Though calamitous to others, Old Wang's own fate was ironclad - he'd been out that day, sole survivor]
[His contract honestly detailed everything, making him unemployable]
[Nearly destitute, his funds were dwindling]
[Finishing the contract, you marvel - this was like a sparrow pecking an ox's rear: truly impressive]
[But conveniently, you're unafraid of death - a perfect match]
[You turn decisively: "Old Wang, I want you!"]
[Both agent and Old Wang gape]
[They never expected you to speak foreign tongues, their brains itching as if growing new matter]
[Old Wang asks: "Young master, you read my contract thoroughly?"]
["Crystal clear!"]
["And you still want me?"]
["You're exactly what I'm pissing for!"]
[Old Wang's face lights up as he bows deeply: "Thank you for your trust! I, Wang Zizhou, won't fail you!"]
[Smiling, you pay and leave with Old Wang]
[Old Wang offers to halve his wages, but you refuse]
[The sum means nothing - a few pills you casually consume could sustain him for life]
[Collecting a familiar face from five cycles ago lifts your mood as you stroll leisurely]
[Old Wang follows respectfully behind]
[Suddenly you stop dead, exclaiming: "Holy fuck!"]
[Old Wang anxiously asks: "Master, what's wrong?!"]
[You don't answer, but internally tsunami waves crash]
[You'd hired this calamitous star believing your own fate equally ironclad - that he couldn't out-curse you]
[But it just struck you - in a way, Old Wang had even cursed Hu Zhongxuan, an Ultimate Grandmaster, to death!]